The History of Horror
Published on Feb 26, 2016
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The horror genre derived from gothic novels such as Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" in 1818. Man's human nature makes us desire the feeling of fear as it gives us adrenaline so people began to write down scary stories and this developed into horror in cinema.
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The 20s and 30s brought about the first films which intended to frighten an audience. Many of these films were adaptations of existing gothic novels such as:
Nosferatu (1922)
Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Mummy (1932)
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There was a decline in horror films in the 1940s as World War Two was taking place. However, some classic horror films were made such as:
Wolf Man (1941)
Cat People (1942)
House Of Dracula (1945)
House Of Frankenstein (1944)
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